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May 9 Violence: PTI Chief Haleem Adil Sheikh Arrested

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Haleem Adil Sheikh has been recently arrested outside the Sindh High Court, over his alleged involvement in May 9 violence.

While speaking with journalists outside the court before his arrest, the senior PTI leader alleged that the cases made against him were fabricated.

He stated questioning of the ambiguity around the arrests pertaining to the May 9 violence, “Blowing up balloons has also become terrorism.”

Sheikh stated, “Aftab Siddiqui was also nominated but escaped after holding a press conference. People who hold press conferences [easily] leave.”

Furthermore, the PTI alleged that he and his colleagues are still facing lawsuits due to political vengeance.
He added, “I have been exposing the corruption of the Pakistan People’s Party.”

Sheikh also lamented the “violation of Constitution and law” by the rulers.

Notably, following the May 9 violence, a provincial high court bench restricted the police from apprehending Sheikh till May 19 after his son moved the court against a potential arrest.

On May 9, this year, former PM and PTI Chairman Imran Khan got arrested from inside the Islamabad High Court by the National Accountability Bureau on the charges of corruption in connection with the Al-Qadir Trust, which he owns alongside his wife, Bushra Bibi.

Following Khan’s arrest, his party called for demonstrations, which turned violent in several places. The administration resorted to a crackdown and many arrests were made across the country.

Meera Verma

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